Politics

Quebec's education minister says it's out of the question to have mixed-gender bathrooms in the province's schools.

WINNIPEG — Former Manitoba Premier Gary Doer resurfaced on the province's political scene Tuesday to support current NDP Leader Wab Kinew on the campaign trail for the Oct. 3 provincial election.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A second Republican with little name recognition is entering the U.S. Senate race to take on Democratic U.S. Sen.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — How much does an extramarital affair matter to whether Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton keeps his job? An answer may arrive soon.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government says it has begun to search for someone to lead its new marshals service. The chief marshal will be responsible for developing the new provincial police force that’s to start operating in 2026.

LUNDAR BEACH, Man. — Manitoba Progressive Conservatives are promising to permanently cut in half rental fees for agricultural Crown lands as part of a series of farm-related election promises.

WINNIPEG — Former Manitoba premier Gary Doer is back in the political spotlight. Doer, who resigned 14 years ago after a decade in the premier's chair, attended an NDP campaign event to support current party leader Wab Kinew for the Oct. 3 election.

OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says it will take the federal and Ontario governments until 2043 to break even on their electric-vehicle battery deals with two automotive giants.

TORONTO — The Ontario Liberals say the party has 80,000 members eligible to vote in the upcoming leadership race, the highest number in its history.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Community leaders along the Mississippi River worried that dry southwestern states will someday try to take the river's water may soon take their first step toward blocking such a diversion.